Another last minute ski trip
13 March 2026 05:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
expedition_retirementLast winter we added an extra week of skiing at the last minute by filling last minute vacancies on a trip organized by our ski club, taking advantage of significant discounts in the process. This year, with just over three weeks of skiing already booked right in the heart of the ski season, we didn't really expect to have a similar opportunity, especially after we added the trip to Tunisia in January.
But while we were enjoying our three weeks of skiing in Colorado, we started seeing notices that our ski club had a vacancy on their trip to Copper Mountain the first week of March. But since the vacancy was for a single-supplement room and because the discount wasn't significant, we didn't immediately act on the offer. However, by the time we returned home the discount for the vacancy had increased significantly - in fact the trip was being offered for more than 50% off. We decided that I would fill the vacancy and join the club for the trip, but when I reached out to the trip leader to begin getting myself added to the trip, he asked if my wife would also like to join the group. As it turned out, the single-supplement room was identical to the double occupancy rooms on this trip, so we were able to add my wife for a relatively nominal fee and airfare.
The turn around on this was all very short. We were only home for about 5 days in between the two ski trips - just enough time to wash the clothes and get repacked! With all the arrangements made and paid for in a matter of days, we met the group at Dulles airport on Saturday after returning home from Vail the previous Sunday. We were looking forward to six more days of skiing, this time with members of our ski club, and to exploring a new (to us) ski area.
But while we were enjoying our three weeks of skiing in Colorado, we started seeing notices that our ski club had a vacancy on their trip to Copper Mountain the first week of March. But since the vacancy was for a single-supplement room and because the discount wasn't significant, we didn't immediately act on the offer. However, by the time we returned home the discount for the vacancy had increased significantly - in fact the trip was being offered for more than 50% off. We decided that I would fill the vacancy and join the club for the trip, but when I reached out to the trip leader to begin getting myself added to the trip, he asked if my wife would also like to join the group. As it turned out, the single-supplement room was identical to the double occupancy rooms on this trip, so we were able to add my wife for a relatively nominal fee and airfare.
The turn around on this was all very short. We were only home for about 5 days in between the two ski trips - just enough time to wash the clothes and get repacked! With all the arrangements made and paid for in a matter of days, we met the group at Dulles airport on Saturday after returning home from Vail the previous Sunday. We were looking forward to six more days of skiing, this time with members of our ski club, and to exploring a new (to us) ski area.